The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-02

to-day. Observation-Disclosures. 14,9oo oO,ot
Receipts same day last year.. 355 2,031
FNANo1AL-Money is in demand, with ten
dency to harden.
Domestic Erchanqe-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at ID per cent
discount and selling at Is per cent discount
to par.
Foreign Erchange-The market is steady.
Commercial demand, 81 SoA; sixty days,
81 77s4; ninety days, 81 76: francs Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, 70 2g Swiss,
IS %; marks, sixty days, a31a. The Bank of
England to-day raised its rate of discount to
per cent.
> SEcuRIT1Es-The market is stagnant, with
little or no demand for any class of securities
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Ctty BondS-Quiet At
lanta 6 per cent long date, l0S bid, ITO asked;
Atlanta per cent, 1l6 bid, l2l asked; Augusta
gusta 6s long date, 106 bid, ITO asked; Columbus
8 per cent. 100 bid 105 asked Macon per cent
iii bid, 112 asked; new Savannah per cent,
October coupons, 1919 bid 102 asked; new
bid l0l1h asked.
State Bonds-Market steady, with light sup
ply. Georgia new u.s. 1889, lo1 bid. 1O2 asked;
Georgia new AS 1919 bid, 1855 asked; Geor
gia z per cent gold, quarterly coupons. 10S bid,
JOG asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Janu-
airy and July. maturity 1896 100 bid, 121 asked
Railroad Stocks-Central common, lis bid,
119 asked: Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 131 bid 1872 asked; Georgia com
mon 1876 bid, 1893 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1877 bid, 1913 asked; Central
per cent certificates 994 bid, 9934 asked; At
lanta and West Point railroad stock. lO9 bid,
III asked Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates, 1922 bid, 10S asked.
RdiTOdG BOnds-Market quiet. Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company general
mortgage per cent interest, coupons October,
l15 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mort
airy and July maturity 1897, f15 bid, l171s asked,
Central consolidated mortgage z per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1873: ll0l5
bid ll119 asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 1897, los
c-aI. Nfohi1 cYad ltitarH DnO 4
gage Endorsed { per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1889, 1902 bid, 1031a asked; Mont
gomery and Eufaula first mortgage 6 per cent,
Endorsed by Central railroad, 1O6b bid. lob
asked; Marietta and North Georgia first mort
gage, so years, 6 per cent, 100 bid, 101I6 asked;
Charlotte Columbia and Augusta first mort
gage Ill bid, 1l2 asked; Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta second mortgage
10 asked; Western Alabama second mort
gage in iorsed per cent; 100 bid, ITO asked
South Georgia and Florida Endorsed, us bid;
mortgage, ia bid, ll6 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage Z per cent, 111A bid.
1l2 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and South
s ssP s snd R
guaranteed, 1l3 asked; Ocean Steamship
s per. cent bonds, guaranteed by Cen
tral railroad, .1o2A bid, 103 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, 1l3 asked; Columbus and
Rome first mortgage bonds Endorsed by Cen
trail railroad. 104 bid, 1861 asked; Columbus
l07 asked; City and Suburban railway first
mortgage per cent, 100 bid, 10 asked.
, Bank St0cks-Nomnal. Southern Bank OF
the state Of Georgia, 1913 bid, 2O2 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 157 asked; Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, 81 bid, 100 asked
National Bank of Savannah, 100 bid, l2l asked ;
Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Company, l0'
Did, los asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, 20 bid, 81 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, 20 bid, 23 asked.
BACON - Market steady; demand good;
smoked clear rib sides, 95sc; shoulders, SIC;
ory sailed clear rib sides &c; long clear, S1sc'
shoulders, none; hams, 19c.
BAGGGINo AND TIEs-Market irregular. We
quote: Bagging-214 lbs, Sl44Slec; IDS. ESQ
nc; ~ MS, 61E6lT3ac. according to brand and
quantity. Iron tes-Arrow and other brands,
none; nominal 81 25 per bundle. according to
brand and quantity. Bagging and ties IN retail
lots fraction higher.
BUTTER Market steady; oleomargarine, 40
tic; choice Goshen, 1sc; gilt edge, &c; cream
cry, 25@2Sc.
CABB4eE--Northern, ie@iac
CAEEsE-Market nominal; small demandi
STOCK light We quote, 1lml5c =
CoFFEE-Tbe market is firm. we quote tor
small lots: Ordinary, 20l4c; fair, 2l16c GOOD
EsEec; choice, 3c;peaberry, &c.
DRIED FRuIT-Appea, evaporated, 13c; peeled,
&c. Peaches, peeled, l0c; unpeeled, 5dDfc. Cur-
rants, &c. Citron. a5c
DRY GooDs-The market Is firm; business talr
we quote: Prints, 40DGc Georgia brown shirt
lhg 3 4, 4I9c; rs do, 5l@c; "a brown sheet
lug 616c; white osnaburgs, sle61l0c; checks
tS4a7c; yarns, Soc for best makes; brown drill
ings, T0TI6c.
Flsn-we quote full weights; Mackerel-,No.
- JOl5i0 90: No. 3. half barrels, nominal
s9wgI 90; No. ., 81 50aAB 90. HeiTing-No. j,
Ajc scaled, 2dc cod. 5dhec.
a, fLouR-Market steady: demand moderate.
we quote: Extr !, IS 5O63 t5 fancy, y 800
~ choice pateI (, s. bob 40; family, ~ 900
,thuiT.-Lemone~ Demand fair We quote.
SD14OO Apples, Northern, 81 's4aD